How Cream City Almanac answers a question

How Cream City Almanac answers a question A workflow diagram generated by Archify. 01 / You 02 / Ask's AI 03 / Tested tools 04 / The data You ask · in plain English · You You ask in plain English Answer card · number, range, source · You · save as CSV, text or image Answer card number, range, source save as CSV, text or image AI reads it · picks the right tool · Ask's AI AI reads it picks the right tool AI adds context · words only, labeled AI · Ask's AI AI adds context words only, labeled AI Tested tool · count, rank, how long, total · Tested tools Tested tool count, rank, how long, total Code does the math · ranges, ties, privacy · Tested tools Code does the math ranges, ties, privacy Data You Can Use · tracts, portraits, reports · The data Data You Can Use tracts, portraits, reports City of Milwaukee · open data, asked live · The data City of Milwaukee open data, asked live question picks one rows in every number result context Legend What you get A step in Ask Tested tool DYCU data City data You

The one rule

  • • The AI chooses which question to ask the data
  • • Tested code does the math
  • • The AI never writes a number on the card
  • • Anything the AI wrote is labeled AI

On every answer card

  • • The number and its range (margin of error)
  • • Ties and 'can't tell' when the data can't separate them
  • • The caveats that matter before you publish
  • • Who it came from: DYCU, the City, or AI

Where the data comes from

  • • Data You Can Use: census tracts, portraits, reports
  • • City of Milwaukee open data, asked live
  • • A weekly build keeps the catalog current
  • • Small groups are hidden to protect people